Atlanta Hawks Officially Announce Trade Sending Trae Young To Washington For CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert

The first massive trade of the NBA season is now complete, with the Hawks sending Trae Young to Washington for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert

Nov 15, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Washington Wizards forward Alexandre Sarr (20) fouls against Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) during the fourth quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images | Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images

After nearly eight full seasons as the face of the Atlanta Hawks franchise, Trae Young has been traded.

During the Hawks' game against the New Orleans Pelicans last night, ESPN's Shams Charania broke the news that Young was going to be traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert.

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“On behalf of the Hawks franchise, I’d like to thank Trae for how he embraced the city of Atlanta and represented the Hawks during his time here, on the court and in the community. Over more than seven seasons, including four All-Star appearances, he cemented himself as a fan favorite and one of the great players in our franchise’s history. We wish Trae and his family all the best,” said Hawks General Manager Onsi Saleh.

“Adding CJ McCollum, one of the NBA’s most prolific shooters and a respected veteran, along with an established young veteran in Corey Kispert, will strengthen our team on the court and in the locker room, and we retain flexibility for future opportunities to continue building our program.”

Through 35 games this season (all starts), McCollum is averaging 18.8 points on .454 shooting from the field, including .393 from three-point range on 7.0 attempts, 3.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 30.9 minutes per game, owning the 10th-best mark from deep amongst all players averaging a least 7.0 attempts. He has topped the 40-point mark twice this season, including scoring a season-best 46 points on 17-25 shooting against the Hawks on Nov. 25.

McCollum has netted 10-or-more points in his last 27 games (since Nov. 7), including 20+ points 13 times, averaging 20.9 points on .481 FG%, .410 3FG% and .802 FT%, one of only nine players to average at least 20.0 points on .400%-or-better from deep over that time (min. 25 GP).

Over the course of his 13-year career, the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2015-16 and J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award winner in 2023-24, has appeared in 822 games (725 starts), owning averages of 19.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 32.1 minutes (.453 FG%, .397 3FG%, .799 FT%). Among all active players, he ranks 11th in three-pointers made (18th all-time) with 2,085 makes. He has averaged more than 20.0 points per game in 10 of his 12 full seasons and is one of only four active players to bury 2,000-or-more three-pointers on .395%-or-better, joining Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Buddy Hield.

The 10th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, McCollum spent his first eight seasons with the Blazers before spending time with New Orleans and Washington. He has appeared in 67 playoff games (57 starts) over 10 postseasons, averaging 20.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 35.5 minutes (.433 FG%, .368 3FG%, .766 FT%).

In his fifth season, Kispert is averaging 9.2 points on .496 shooting from the field, including shooting .395 from three, in addition to 2.3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 19.5 minutes per game in 19 games (two starts).

Through 311 career games (105 starts), the 6-6 guard/forward has career averages of 10.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 25.5 minutes per game, while shooting .475 from the field, .383 from three and .802 from the free throw line. He owns the third-most three-pointers amongst his 2021 NBA Draft class and the fourth-most in Washington Wizards history (609). The Gonzaga product buried his 600th career three-pointer on Nov. 22, 2025, in his 308th career game, becoming the third-fastest Wizard to 600 triples, trailing only Gilbert Arenas and Bradley Beal.

Young, acquired by Atlanta on June 22, 2018, from the Dallas Mavericks, appeared in 493 games with the Hawks (all starts), owning averages of 25.2 points, 9.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.04 steals in 34.3 minutes per game. In 27 playoff games (all starts), the Oklahoma product averaged 26.4 points, 9.0 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals, leading the Hawks to the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals.

A four-time All-Star and 2022 All-NBA Third Team selection, Young leaves Atlanta as the franchise’s all-time leader in assists (4,837) and made three-pointers (1,295), while ranking fourth in made free throws (3,276), sixth in points (12,413) and ninth in field goals made (3,921).